Gary Harms, Walmart's Professional Truck Driver Takes Home
the Prize

Bruce Renton, Holland, Named Rookie of the Year

SALT LAKE CITY--Aug. 25, 2013: Gary Harms, a
Walmart Transportation professional truck driver based in Olathe, Kan. was
named the 2013 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.
Gary's driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety
information topped those of 422 other professional truckdrivers from all
across the United States in the National Truck Driving Championships, held
in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 76th annual "Super Bowl of Safety" is
sponsored by the American Trucking Associations.

In route to his title, Gary has logged 30 years as a driver, with over
1.7 million miles behind the wheel. Gary began competing in his state truck
driving championships in 2007, and this is his second trip to the National
Truck Driving Championships. In 2011, Gary placed first in 4-axle
class.

The contestants were the state champions in nine truck types from all 50
states. Collectively, they have driven 605,654,659 accident-free miles.

In their respective classes, drivers tested their expertise in the
driving skills they use daily. The competition course inside the Salt
Palace Convention Center challenged their knowledge of safety, equipment
and the industry. The skills course tested drivers' ability to judge
distances, maneuver tight spaces, reverse, park, and position their vehicle
exactly over scales, before barriers or around curves.

"Gary truly represents what is best about our industry," ATA President
and CEO Bill Graves said. "To win the title of Bendix National Truck
Driving Championships Grand Champion, Gary bested more than 420 of
America's safest, most professional, drivers and he and his company,
Walmart Transportation, should be congratulated for their efforts."

Gary also won the individual 5-Axle Sleeper driving competition. Joining
Gary as champions in their respective classes:

Gary Harms succeeds Don Logan, a professional truck driver with FedEx
Freight from Eskridge, Kan., as the National Grand Champion.

Bruce Renton, a driver for Holland from Grand Rapids, Mich., was named
2013 Rookie of the Year after competing in the Straight Truck division.
Renton has 13 years behind the wheel and over 900,000 accident-free
miles.

The Kansas state truck driving championship team won honors as the
highest scoring state team, with Wisconsin coming in second, followed by
Vermont.

A full list of award winners is attached.

*Editors: High resolution photos of the winners are available.

ATA's National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving
Championships include top professional truck drivers from around the United
States competing at company, state and regional levels to make it to the
national competition Aug. 20-24 in Salt Lake City. The NTDC annually
attracts over 2,000 cheering friends, family, colleagues and spectators.
For more information, visit the 2013 National Truck Driving Championships
website. Follow NTDC on Facebook.

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